pecten
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 10
- Words With Friends
- 13
- Letters
- 6
/ˈpɛktɪn/
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/ˈpɛktɪn/ · /ˈpɛktən/
Definition of pecten
5 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- (obsolete)The bones in the hand between the wrist and the fingers.
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noun
- (obsolete)The bones in the hand between the wrist and the fingers.
- The pubic bone.
- A comb structure.
- (abbreviation, alt-of)Short for pecten oculi
- One of the genus Pecten of scallops.
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Etymology
From Latin pecten (“comb”).
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